Staying on: a novel / Paul Scott
1977, 1st Edition. London: Heinemann. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, not price clipped, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Provenance: previous owner's inscription. Item #334024
Physical description: 215 pages; 23 cm. Summary: A striking portrayal of the twilight lives of a hard-up old British colonel and his lady still in India, when all the others have returned home, and it is now rich Indians who play bridge in the club. Subjects: British India; Fiction. British. English fiction. Anglo-Indian fiction. British India History 20th century; Fiction. India; Fiction. India History British occupation, 1765-1947. Fiction in English 20th century. Genre: Fiction. Historical fiction.
Price: €85.00